Deputy is hiring a
Software Engineer

Summary

Join Deputy, a global SaaS workforce management company, in shaping the future of hourly employment as a Senior Software Engineer (Backend). This key hands-on role involves building and maintaining core foundational components that support our product and internal squads. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will leverage your experience to make a meaningful impact on initiatives, drive quality outcomes for customers, and collaborate closely with peers, product, design, and leadership.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience delivery quality software
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years experience as a Senior software engineer on high-performing, architecturally complex consumer products
• Mastery of PHP, or Go would be highly advantageous
• Experience with Elasticsearch is desirable
• Ability to lead by example, rolling up your sleeves to “show the way”
• Outstanding problem solving skills, finding elegant solutions to complex problems
• Collaborative approach to working with other teams
• Thoughtful approach to leading and mentoring other engineers
• Proactive and effective communication style
• Strong contributor to the maintenance of a open and transparent culture

Responsibilities

• Make technical decisions, and deliver technical solutions
• Use hands-on, technical expertise to drive solutions for a range of challenges. You will be writing code in this role
• Research, create POCs and introduce new technologies to the team
• Advocate and adopt the latest trends, and enhance developer experience
• Uphold a high bar of engineering standards and co-ordinate with Infrastructure and Quality
• Collaborate with Product and Design to discover and estimate solution options to key strategic initiatives
• Accountability for delivering technical solutions within estimated timeframes
• Operate in a get-things-done, value demonstrating, iterative manner
• Influence and problem solve with Sr, Mid and Jr. engineers to deliver high quality outcomes
• Mentoring and distribute work to Mid and Jr. engineers
• Participant in team leadership activities, drive standards, ways of working and platform decision making

Benefits

• Ownership in the company via Share Options
• Paternity/Maternity Leave Policies
• Flexible Remote-First Work Policy
• Company wide Development & Coaching
• Hackathons
• Awards - "Your Time to Shine & Celebrate Success"
• Social Events & variety of social clubs (Books, LGBT, Games, Sports)
• Mental Health Support
• Munch & Learns